Fault / attribute chart

Attribute / Fault Chart
New York State Home Winemaker’s Competition
Note: Sugar classification is not critical – indicate as error in comments – judge the wine as it stands
Appearance
Aftertaste / Finish
1 Excellent Color
5 Excellent Nose
11 Excellent Flavor
17 Long Finish
2 Brilliant Clarity
6 Typical Nose
12 Typical Flavor
18 Very Well Balanced
7 Oaky / Woody /
13 Oaky / Woody /
19 Excellent Complexity
Toasty / Nutty *
Toasty / Nutty *
15 Fruity
10 Floral
16 Good Body / Mouthfeel
* = Specify in Comments
(e.g. whether Oaky or Woody or Toasty etc. )
(s) = slight (e) = excessive
20 Light Color
30 Light Nose
60 Light Flavor
90 Lacks body/Light/Thin
21 Oxidized - Brown/Golden
31 Not typical nose
61 Not typical flavor
91 Short finish
22 Spritzy
32 Volatile Acidity --- Sour /
62 Acidic --- Sour / Tart
92 Lacks Complexity
23 Cloudy / Hazy
63 Raisiny
93 Acidic
24 Sediment / Crystals
33 Oxidized --- Straw like /
64 Oxidized --- Sherry like /
94 Bitter / Sharp / Aspirin
65 Spritzy / Yeasty
95 High Alcohol
34 Yeasty
66 Hi Alcohol --- Hot
96 Excessive SO2 (Garlic)
35 Hi Alcohol --- Hot / Pungent
67 SO2 (prickly sensation)
97 Harsh Tannins
36 SO2 --- Burnt match
68 Rubbery / Soapy
98 Metallic / Overly Flinty
37 Rubbery / Burnt Rubber
99 Low Acid
69 Mercaptan --- Skunky
100 Low Fruit
38 Mercaptan --- Skunky /
101 Out of Balance Sweet
102 Out of Balance Dry
70 Candida (surface yeast)-
39 H2S --- rotten eggs
40 Candida (surface yeast)--
71 Astringent / Overly Tannic
72 Metallic / Overly Flinty
41 Chemical --- Petroleum /
73 Bitter / Sharp / Aspirin
42 Solvent --- Ethyl Acetate /
75 Musty / Moldy
Nail Polish / Fusel oil *
76 Corky --- TCA
43 Geranium
77 Medicinal
44 Musty / Moldy
78 Herbaceous / Vegetal /
45 Corky --- TCA
Stemmy / Bell Pepper / Mint *
46 Medicinal
79 Artificial Fruit / Candy like
47 Herbaceous / Vegetal /
80 Bubblegum / Sorbate
Grassy / Bell Pepper / Mint * 81 Brettanomyces --- Sweaty /
48 Artificial Fruit
49 Perfumey
50 Brettanomyces -- Sweaty /
82 Atypical aging --- ATA
2008 ver 3 NYS Home Wine Committee & Terry Chrzan / Susann Brown

Source: http://www.nys-homewine.info/PDFs/FaultChartVer3.pdf